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Dear Jack (2009)

Dear Jack poster
Directed by
Joshua Morrisroe, Corey Moss
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 07m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows musician Andrew McMahon through a difficult year. He records and releases an album while also facing a leukemia diagnosis and a breakup.

intimateemotionalrawhopefulbittersweetpersonalreflective

What happens

Dear Jack is a 2009 American documentary film starring Andrew McMahon, the vocalist, pianist and primary songwriter for the bands Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin. The documentary chronicles McMahon on a rollercoaster year, through the highs of recording and releasing a solo album and the lows of being diagnosed with leukemia and breaking up with his girlfriend. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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